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Will this include any crew such as gunners?We simply do not have the extra resources to do figures at this moment. We might introduce crew/driver in future releases but our hands are tied now! Sorry!
I wonder if some of the variants are viable. I mean, while you'll certainly get lobbied for all sorts of obscure variants, but how many people are actually going to use a stuka zu fuss, ambulance, or tractor SdKfz in 28mm?We are not going to do one variant per kit, but a combination on a single sprue - depending on number of parts that we can fit onto it. We are not going to produce all the variants but those most commonly used on the gaming table - there are a few good rules out there!
There are a couple of details that stand out as potential room for improvement. Might be useful for you?WE DO LISTEN TO C&C SUGGESTIONS!!
The tyre walls look flat, whereas there should be some curvature towards the edge (curve from the hub inwards to the edge, if that makes sense).
Any chance of a Notek light option along wit the current Bosch type? (I'm being cheeky now)
I'd suggest you to take into account that some people may buy let's say "251 with lot A" A including the MG version, the PAk37mm version and the 28mm AT gun. Those people may want to just built all the 3 gun options but the may want to present any of them on battlefield. Si I'd suggest they can be attached to the hull using the very same mechanism (pin)When we design the basic 251 chassis, all these considerations are already taken into account. You will see some of the designs in a later post on the forum!
Also I won't reduce number parts. People tend to go in panick when the parts to assemble are fiddly, but if they're easy to assemble, nobody will rant about the part number. Please do not mold the spade to the hull just to reduce part numbers.Part numbers are something that we need to take into account, this is due to the limited sprue space. The result of the layout will affect mould making and the plastic injection process as well. Of course, we do have our baseline on what parts should be separate and what is not!
Finally i can see you have modelled two paralel bars on the front hood. I think those were used on Stuka zu fuss versions. as a guide where to fire the rockets, but were not present on the rest of the 251 versions.The technical drawings you've seen here are representation of a number of 251 variants. The two parallel bars will only be used on the Stuka Zu Fuss version; therefore will be use on the standard 251 sprues.
Final thought (for now). Is there any way that you can suggest the handles that run along the inner edges of the fighting compartment? They'd be too delicate if they were to scale, but there might be a clever way of representing them (perhaps without gaps).We won't be doing those as they will create production problems for us. But you can use brass wire or rod to represent them, that's what we use in the old days for prototyping!
There should also be a small vision slit for the driver and co-driver.The side vision slits are not available on all vehicles, will look into this in more detail.
The tyre walls look flat, whereas there should be some curvature towards the edge (curve from the hub inwards to the edge, if that makes sense).
It would also be great if you can raise the exhaust muffler up a bit. It sits a bit low in the mudguard.
Any chance of a Notek light option along wit the current Bosch type? (I'm being cheeky now)
Other than that it looks really good and I'd certainly take a few. The options are great. I'd love to see the 251/9 at some point
